NDLEA Arrest 19-Year-Old Europe Bound Student With 7.2 Kg Of Methamphetamine, Seizes 116.5 Kg Colorado Consignment From Canada. Watch video below.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja have arrested a 19-year-old student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi for alleged attempt to export 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish to Europe where he was going for undergraduate studies.
NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi confirmed that the teenage suspect was intercepted on Wednesday 12th July, 2023, during an outward clearance of passengers on Turkish Airlines flight TK 0624.
While being interviewed by operatives, Daberechi claimed he was a student on his way to Cyprus for studies, but upon a thorough search of his luggage, he was found in possession of 7.2kg of whitish substance neatly concealed inside a sack of crayfish.A field test of the substance, however, proved positive to Methamphetamine.
Similarly, operatives of the Tincan Port Command of the Agency on Tuesday 11th July intercepted 116.5kg consignment of Colorado, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in bags hidden in a heap of used vehicles parts on the floor of a container marked FCIU 8459700, bearing three units of used vehicles imported from Toronto, Canada.
Based on intelligence, the Agency had requested a 100 per cent examination of the container, which arrived at the TICT terminal of the port on 14th June.
A joint examination with the Nigeria Customs, DSS and other stakeholders on Tuesday 11th July however led to the discovery of 233 parcels of the illicit substance stashed inside travelling bags on the floor of the container, covered with used vehicles spare parts.
Similarly, grams of skunk stuffed inside computer hard drives going to Dubai, UAE, were seized at a courier firm, a suspect, Ibrahim Analu, 28, was arrested at Iddo motor park, Lagos while attempting to send 151,700 pills of opioids to Kaduna.
